Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Dominican Republic or Malaysia?

Dominican Republic, at 0.719 against 0.717 in Malaysia as of 2025.

What is the difference in women's civil liberties index between Dominican Republic and Malaysia?

0.002, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malaysia?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Malaysia: Women's Civil Liberties Index

Dominican Republic

0.719

in 2025

Malaysia

0.717

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

80th

Malaysia rank

81st

Women's Civil Liberties Index over time

Dominican Republic
Malaysia

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.719 against 0.717 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 80th and Malaysia ranks 81st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.293	0.551	0.258	Malaysia
1910s	0.2862	0.551	0.2648	Malaysia
1920s	0.286	0.551	0.265	Malaysia
1930s	0.257	0.551	0.294	Malaysia
1940s	0.3488	0.4194	0.0706	Malaysia
1950s	0.422	0.5775	0.1555	Malaysia
1960s	0.5316	0.6646	0.133	Malaysia
1970s	0.5785	0.65	0.0715	Malaysia
1980s	0.6827	0.6446	0.0381	Dominican Republic
1990s	0.7331	0.632	0.1011	Dominican Republic
2000s	0.7344	0.6208	0.1136	Dominican Republic
2010s	0.7324	0.6317	0.1007	Dominican Republic
2020s	0.7322	0.7437	0.0115	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Dominican Republic or Malaysia?: Dominican Republic, at 0.719 against 0.717 in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil liberties index between Dominican Republic and Malaysia?: 0.002, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malaysia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Malaysia rank globally for women's civil liberties index?: Dominican Republic ranks 80th and Malaysia ranks 81st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Women's Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedom of movement.